Yelena Graves represents large and small clients ranging from local entrepreneurs to global manufacturers and service providers. She brings a growing wealth of experience to her litigation, arbitration and transactional practice, in which she focuses on avoiding legal risks in advance, where possible, and achieving the best possible outcomes when claims and disputes do arise. Yelena especially enjoys helping clients in preventing costly disputes through careful contract negotiation and drafting. When disputes arise, she helps resolve them through negotiation, mediation, arbitration or litigation. In doing so, she strives to partner with clients in exploring new ways of achieving the most efficient and cost-effective results, whether by leveraging technology or simply understanding client objectives. Her practice includes product liability, general liability and business matters as well as appellate advocacy.

Yelena grew up and received her undergraduate education in Ukraine. Soon after immigrating to the U.S., she obtained her law degree from Touro Law Center, where she focused her studies on international commercial law and dispute resolution. After graduation, she worked as a visiting scholar at the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (“UNCITRAL”). She now brings her multicultural perspective and knowledge of international commercial law and dispute resolution to her work with U.S.-based and international clients.

Yelena is a member of the American Bar Association, Section of International Law (International Arbitration Committee, International Litigation Committee, Russia/Eurasia Committee, International Secured Transactions & Insolvency Committee) and Business Law Section.

Education

Touro Law Center, J.D., magna cum laude,
Editorial board, Touro International Law Review
Second Place in the world in Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, Honorable Mention as Individual Oral Advocate and New York State Senate Resolution in recognition of success in the Moot

Kherson State University (Ukraine), B.A.

Admissions

New York Supreme Court

New Jersey Superior Court

U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of New York

U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey

U.S District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin

PUBLICATIONS

Fiduciary Duties of LLC Managers: Are They Subject to Prospective Waiver under the New York LLC Statute?